David Graeber
David Rolfe Graeber (/ˈɡreɪbər/; February 12, 1961 – September 2, 2020)[1] was an American anthropologist, anarchist activist and author. He was known for his books Debt: The First 5000 Years (2011), The Utopia of Rules (2015) and Bullshit Jobs: A Theory (2018).
He was a professor of anthropology at the London School of Economics.[2]
Graeber was born in New York City. He studied at the University of Chicago and at State University of New York at Purchase.
Graeber died on 2 September 2020 in a Venice hospital from a hemorrhage caused by pancreatitis at the age of 59.[1][3]
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Graeber (left) at a rally for immigrant rights at Union Square, New York City in 2007
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cain, Sian (2020-09-03). "David Graeber, anthropologist and author of Bullshit Jobs, dies aged 59". The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/sep/03/david-graeber-anthropologist-and-author-of-bullshit-jobs-dies-aged-59. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
- ↑ "London School of Economics Department of Anthropology Staff List". London School of Economics. Archived from the original on October 29, 2017. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
- ↑ Matt Schudel (September 5, 2020) (obituary). David Graeber, scholar, anarchist and intellectual leader of Occupy Wall Street, dies at 59. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/david-graeber-scholar-anarchist-and-intellectual-leader-of-occupy-wall-street-dies-at-59/2020/09/05/df66b16e-eeb9-11ea-99a1-71343d03bc29_story.html. Retrieved September 17, 2020.